CCESC | Faculty of Education

The Centre for Community Engagement and Social Change brings together dedicated researchers at the Queen’s Faculty of Education and community partners to support positive transformation in teaching, research, and everyday lives. We collaborate with communities and schools through partnerships, research, and advocacy to address real-life challenges.

CCESC Summer Students Learn through Community Partners: BGC South East and Modern Fuel

Chelsea Lam and Amelia Nicholas - Aug 20, 2025

Recently, as summer students with the Centre of Community Engagement and Social Change (CCESC) at the Faculty of Education, Chelsea Lam (BAH’25, B.Ed’26) and Amelia Nicholas (BAH’25) had the opportunity to explore community resources within Kingston. We visited two outstanding or

QLEARN Expands Community Engaged Pedagogy in Education

Jennifer Thompson, Shannan Crowder, and Michelle Searle - Aug 18, 2025

QLEARN is a holistic and innovative experience offers an opportunity for students to learn and apply research and evaluation skills with community partners.

Queen’s Film & Media students working on past productions under the Practicum

From Set to Screen: How an Amplify Grant Is Helping Transform Experiential Learning in Film at Queen’s

Rachel Su, Amelia Nicholas, & Chelsea Lam - Aug 05, 2025

Alex Jansen and Andrew Whiteman are delivering the latest iteration of a replicable, community-driven training model embedded in Alex’s FILM457/458 Practicum Course, which prepares students for today’s rapidly evolving job market.

Desiring Autism and Neurodivergence: Dr. Patty Douglas' SSHRC Connection Grant Project

Rachel Su - Jul 24, 2025

The Centre for Community Engagement and Social Change (CCESC), along with Queen’s Office for Indigenous Initiatives, Queen’s Faculty of Education and the Re•Vision Centre for Art and Social Justice at the University of Guelph co-sponsored the Desiring Autism and Neurodivergence

Telling Our Stories: Learn about Dr. Patty Douglas' SSHRC Insight Grant Project

Rachel Su - Jul 24, 2025

“Telling Our Stories” (TOS) is a groundbreaking, community-engaged research project, led by Dr. Patty Douglas, that’s flipping the script on autism research and services.